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THE GEORGE SASSOWER, ESQ. LEGACY PROJECT

 

RECONSTRUCTING --
George Sassower's Odyssey
in the 2nd Circuit to save the involuntarily-dissolved Puccini:

 

January 23, 1984
Raffe v. Citibank
84 Civ 0305/EDNY (Nickerson)

2nd Circuit:
#84-3061
(mandamus)

#84-7737 (Aug 1, 1984 decision)
#85-7251 (Feb 22, 1985 judgment)
#85-7471 (June 7, 1985 contempt order)
#89-3019 (April 9, 1990 dismissal of appeal)

 

August 1984
Raffe v. Doe
84 Civ 6272/EDNY (Conner)

2nd Circuit:
##85-7963, 85-7965, 85-7967, 85-7969

 

August 1986
Sassower v. Sheriff of Westchester County

86 Civ 7403/EDNY (Edelstein)

2nd Circuit
 

 

March 4, 1987
Vilella v. Santagata
87 Civ 1450/SDNY (Goettel)
suing, inter alia, Feinberg, Kaufman, Meskill, Nickerson, Conner

2nd Circuit
#87-6211, #6223
(or 33):
January 29, 1988 decision (Oakes, Newman, Miner)

 

FEDERAL DISBARMENT

 

October 5, 1987
USA for the benefit of George Sassower v. Sapir
87 Civ 7135/SDNY (Haight; Brieant)

2nd Circuit

 

May 6, 1988
Sassower v. Sansverie
88 Civ1423/SDNY (Griesa)
suing, inter alia, F
einberg, Brieant, Conner, Nickerson

2nd Circuit
#89-7051:

Sept 15, 1989 per curiam, 885 F.2d 9 (Lumbard, Cardamone, Friedman)


May 23, 1988
Sassower v. Mahoney
88 Civ 0553/SDNY (Cholakis)

2nd Circuit
#88-6203:

September 26, 1990 Order (Lumbard, Newman, Altimari)
December 3, 1990 Order (Lumbard, Newman, Altimari)

 

 

Cohen, Vilella...v Littman
88 Civ 0621/SDNY  (Korman)

2nd Circuit
#89-7049:
February 8, 1989 Order


March 1992
Sassower v. Puccini
92 Civ. 4484 (SDNY) Greisa

 

October 15, 1992
petition for writ of mandamus/prohibition -- Abrams, Regan
(USDC-NDNY) -- 93-civ-177
v. AG Abrams & Comptroller Regan


October 23, 1992
petition for NDNY Grand Jury (USDC-NDNY) -- 93 civ-178
 v. AG Abrams, AD1 Presiding Justice Murphy

January 20, 1993
Sassower v. Abrams
92 Civ. 8515 (SDNY) Leisure
(consolidation of 5 NYS lawsuits, removed to SDNY)

2nd Circuit
#93-6077   April 27, 1993 Order
#93-6105:
April 29, 1993 letter
#93-6288, #93-6289, #93-6290, #93-6291, #93-6292: Nov 23, 1993 Order

   

April 19, 1993
application for leave to file writ of mandamus & prohibition
vs USDC/SDNY &/or its Chief Judge Griesa
 
2nd Circuit #93-3041

June 18, 1993
application for leave to file petition (EDNY)
Sassower v. AD2



1993
Vilella v. Keane, Warden of Sing Sing
93-Civ-4587 (Wexler)

 

 

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FEDERAL DISBARMENT

 

Glasser --  In re Sassower, 700 F. Supp. 100 (E.D.N.Y. 1988)

 

Second Circuit Court of Appeals -- 87-8028

Sassower's April 17, 1987 affirmation

May 11, 1987 Order

June 3, 1987 Disbarment Order
(Newman, Kearse, Winter)

 

APPEAL #88-6281
(Second Circuit Court of Appeals)

Sassower's January 18, 1989 Brief & Appendix

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additional -- M-2-238
Sassower's April 27, 1987 letter to Straus -- cc James Francis, IV

 

Oct 21, 1986 letter --
"My obedience is to the constitutional values of my county, and not to those who have been given the power, not the authority, to incarcerate, without a trial, and plunder!"

My ship may sink, but it will never strike its flag"

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